Dr. Shyam Sunder Sukumar, MD

Dr. Sukumar practices at Bcm Physicians in Houston, Texas.

Dr. Sukumar's NPI, 1306157185, was assigned on June 28, 2010. Dr. Sukumar holds Texas license S1517.

Dr. Sukumar's primary practice is Bcm Physicians, at 7200 Cambridge St, Houston, TX 77030 in Harris County. The practice phone is (713) 798-0000.

Dr. Sukumar's primary practice is Bcm Physicians in Houston, Texas. Dr. Sukumar is also affiliated with Harris Health Ben Taub Hospital. The medical group on file is Baylor Medicine. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sukumar to 1 more hospital and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Sukumar practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Urology is Dr. Sukumar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 163WU0100X. Dr. Sukumar is board certified in urology by the American Board of Urology. Dmand AI has Dr. Sukumar's licenses on file in 3 states: Texas, New York and Michigan.

Dmand AI lists bladder disease, bladder removal, enlarged prostate, erectile dysfunction, kidney cysts, kidney stone disease, urinary endoscopy and urine flow blockage among the conditions Dr. Sukumar treats.

CMS data shows 4,746 Medicare services from Dr. Sukumar across 16 procedure codes in 2024, for 212 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $49,677 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 212 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sukumar in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 110 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 74% have high cholesterol. 12% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.48, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Sukumar's median patient age at 59, with 23% women.

In 2024, Dr. Sukumar wrote 693 Medicare Part D claims for 188 patients. 90% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 603 of them, across 12 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $52,627 in total drug cost.

Dr. Sukumar accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Sukumar as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 54 papers to Dr. Sukumar, published from 2011 to 2022. 2011 was the busiest year, with 14. The most frequent topics are Postoperative Complications, Nephrectomy and Prostatectomy. Dr. Sukumar has published most often in J Urol. Dr. Sukumar's most frequent co-authors are Craig Glenn Rogers, MD, Khurshid Ridwan Ghani, MD and James O. Peabody, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 3 general payments to Dr. Sukumar from 1 drug or device company in 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Boston Scientific Corporation paid the most, $308.

Dr. Sukumar is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.